2 hours ago, possum1931 said:

I have not heard of most of them, but I would loved to have seen Joan Baez.

yeah, Joanie was around a lot during them times as her husband David Harris was a war resistor hero (in federal prison)...beautiful voice same as I remembered from her early 60s folk recordings...I remember at the Rose Bowl she sang 'a hard rain's agonna fall' and it was emotional...then other times 'tears of rage' a capella and it was religious...

 

 

Also saw an Elton John concert in Auckland and he was superb.

 

Nearly forgot that I saw Blood Sweat and Tears in Brighton and IMO they were then past their best at that time.

2 minutes ago, xylophone said:

Also saw an Elton John concert in Auckland and he was superb.

 

Nearly forgot that I saw Blood Sweat and Tears in Brighton and IMO they were then past their best at that time.

Me too !

Queen at Slane. The Bangles at same concert. Robbie Williams in the Phoenix park, Ireland and Garth Brooks at Croke Park. Ireland.

 

Went to see Micky Jackson, he was <deleted>. All U2 concerts were good also.

3 hours ago, camble said:

Rod Stewart

Muddy Waters

Pharoah Sanders

Ravi Shankhar

 

went to see Ornette Coleman in SF with some pals who were also big fans and a big disappointment...couldn't believe it was the same musician...right up there with Big Mama Thornton drunk and fallin' off the stage at the Ash Grove and Buddy Guy and Junior Wells both drunk offa their asses in SF with a set that lasted 20mins after they were an hour late...

 

also saw Miles Davis during his Bitches Brew period at Stanford and it was an electronic hodgepodge (trumpet with wah wah) as the audience was expecting Kind of Blue type stuff and the old classics...folks walked out...but there was some hilarity as the New Riders of the Purple Sage (Quicksilver Messenger Service in 'country' mode) were the opening act and there was a loud objection from the largely sleek black urban audience...portended things to come...

 

 

 

 

Mogwai at the Ironworks in Inverness. Simply stunning, breathtaking.

Led Zepplin at the Los Angeles Forum with two of the hottest twins in school! And free tickets to see Pink Floyd Dark side of the moon in LA. 

 

 

Later in life 50ish was given free tickets for Elton John which I thought wa going to be a copy band or some kind of a gimmick. It wasn’t and he along with the band are awesome! 

The "best" was probably the Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas 2004.

But the most fun without doubt was the J. Geils Band in Vancouver 1982.

 

 

On ‎8‎/‎24‎/‎2018 at 9:04 AM, Nyezhov said:

Frank Zappa Live at the Fillmore East

Bill Joel at Maxs Kansas City

Traffic with Dave Mason at the Academy of Music

Cream

EmmyLou Harris

Howling Wolf with the Rolling Stones

Nina Hagen in Stuttgart

Woodstock

Led Zepplin

Bob Marley

Talking Heads

Patti Smith

Ramones

Fear

 

who can remember them all

 

 

Quality in there. Nice.

Nina Hagen too. Remember Inga Rumpf & Frumpy?

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The Op's question is a difficult one, a bit like saying what is the BEST movie you've ever seen.

Difficult to nail just one, better a top 5 or 10. I could not choose THE BEST concert I've ever seen.

Rory Gallagher was so good in Munich, I paid again and saw him the following night again.

Thin Lizzy in Munich, Alvin Lee and TYL (not TYA) in Munich, AC/DC with Bon in Munich, Led Zep in Munich.

Motorhead 3 -4 times before they got famous, Pat Travers band, Heavy Metal Kids, Groundhogs, Dr Feelgood, Fun Lovin'Criminals, the Sex Pistols, all in small, sweaty 800-1000 capacity venues in Norfolk, England.

If I had to choose, prolly Motorhead in 76-77.

Edit, some posters have seen some seminal iconic bands on this thread.

 

17 minutes ago, thaiguzzi said:

Inga Rumpf & Frumpy

Thats obscure! I always thought she was a tranny.....

 

I saw Falco once in NY I think...

 

German rock! Classic! 

 

1990 (?)  

Billy Bragg & Michelle hocked in LA

 

1989 (?)

Frank, Liza & Sammy in LA

 

1980

The Who at Shea Stadium

pearl jam opening for u2 in honolulu hawaii

 

robin trower at fillmore east

 

 

seen ramones at cbgb's nyc before they got famous. friends working there use to take me

Well I suppose if you went to Woodstock and are still alive - well done. 

 

Well I am a friend of Dorothy- and I went to heaps of amazing bands in the 60/  70’s

 

For me Kylie Aphrodite Tour .

 

I know - would you prefer Kylie over Cream - takes all sorts to run the world. 

Pink Floyd Earls Court London 1994.....played whole of the Dark Side.....

The Who doing Tommy in 1970 in Manchester Free Trade  Hall.

Santana - Diamond Head Crater '71 or '72?

Joy Division at The Factory in Manchester around 1979.

9 hours ago, The manic said:

I thought they were Jefferson Airplane before they became Jefferson Star ship 

They were. This was a one-off  album/tour in between. They OFFICIALLY became Jefferson Starship 4 years later.

The Who in Seattle 1982, the Clash was their opening act



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11 hours ago, giddyup said:

I would have loved to have seen the Rat Pack perform in Vegas.

I saw Sammy Davis - ringside seat about 1962 - he brought me up on the stage to do the twist with him... 

1980

Pink Floyd

Earls Court

I went to see Miles Davis in concert but he didn't show up.?

Early 90's Hyde Park, London.

Alanis Morissete

Bob Dylan

The Who did the whole Quadrephenia album

Eric Clapton.

Bob Dylan did exactly an hour then finished.

The Who were fantastic

Clapton was flawless.

15 hours ago, Lucky mike said:

Me too !

Jeez...……..small world. Were you born in Sussex?

There are so many ... but I'm gonna go with the Dead Kennedys at the Mabuhay Gardens, San Francisco. My hearing has never been the same. 

 

OK, really not the best. But most memorable. The best probably Pink Floyd but it's hard to be objective about that considering the mental state I was in for that, wink wink nod nod. 

 

 

WOW, guess I am not the only one who hasn't attended a Rap concert.

Sun Ra and his intergalactic solar arkestra   Saw them at a bar in Milwaukee.  Beam me up, Scotty.

 

 

 

U2 elevation tour staples Centre 

 

U2 Innocence + Experience Tour MSG a very close second

Bickershaw  (Wiggan, England)  Festival - 1972

Three days and nights with a variety of acts, something for every one.

Finished with about a 5 hour session by The  Grateful Dead

Just now, wlx said:

Bickershaw  (Wiggan, England)  Festival - 1972

Three days and nights with a variety of acts, something for every one.

Finished with about a 5 hour session by The  Grateful Dead

If I remember right, it belted down for all 3 days.